Avon School District 4-1

The Avon Booster Club would like to thank everyone who supported our 11th Annual Golf Tournament fundraiser which was held on Saturday, July 26.
We would especially like to thank our generous sponsors: 605 Firewood & Tree Service, A-1, Apparel Worx, Avera St. Benedict, Avon Clarion, Best Propane, Boho Press, Bon Homme Service, Bomgaars, Brandt Construction, Buches Food Center, Cameron & Associates, Carson Family Dental, Cahoy Service, Choteau Creek Brewery, Community Bank, Cycopath Studios,
Dakota PC, Dakota Sports, Dave’s Service, Deb & Nyla’s, DK Flooring, Dr. Brent Adams YMC Orthopedics, Eggers Psychiatry, Elkhorn Valley Bank, Fathke Trucking & Green Phoenix Recycling, First Dakota National Bank, FitLife Gym, Frank Seeds, Frank’s Trading Post, Free Bird Photography, George & Renaye Sees, Golden West Telecommunications, Grassland
Heating & Cooling, Gridline Tiling, Heavy Set Concrete, H & W Trucking, I-29 Sports, Jurrens Electronics, JZ Laser Co., Koch Insurance, Kortan Sanitation, Mensch’s Greenhouse Inc, Mensch’s Retail Flower Shop, Mike Cihak Construction, Mr. Golf Car, Myers Sanitation & Powers Port-a-Pot, Nails by Palomma, Nick’s Lawn Care, Peter’s Funeral Home, Pour Corner, Powers Furniture, Ranek Seed, Ron’s Market, Rush-Co, Schultz Construction, Schultz RediMix, Sees Physical Therapy, MJ Minor Utility Contractors, Sips in Bloom, Southside Meats, Springfield Golf Course, Sungold Sports, Swier Law Firm, TJ’s Service, T & J Custom Welding, Voigt Seed, Wagner Community Memorial Hospital, Wagner Family Dental Wagner Food Center
and Walter’s Construction.
Thank you to everyone who helped plan, organize, fundraise and run this successful event.
Also, thank you to the Avon Football Team for preparing the meal. Go Pirates!

ATTENTION: Those that participated in the Library summer program, or if you didnt, The Donut Department is in town now!! There was a miscommunication of the date. Please come redeem you coupons today. Enjoy some delicious donuts today!! The truck will be in town until 6pm! 🍩

We will again be implementing our one-way drop-off from 7:30 to 8:25 am on school days. Please enter Pine Street from the North (Old Hwy 50 or 2nd Street). Drive South to the front of the school where your child can be dropped off by the main entrance. As you leave Pine Street on the south end, you can go straight, or turn east or west to leave the school. High school students will enter from the North and turn into the parking lot. If they have younger students with them, they will all walk from the parking lot. If you must come into the school, please park on the west side of the street so you do not stop the flow of traffic on the east side.
Pick-up will also be slightly different this year. It will NOT be a one-way like drop-off, but we will have two crosswalks painted going east to west on Pine Street. Your student will be expected to walk across the crosswalk if you park on the west side of the street. From there, they will walk down the sidewalk on the west side of the street to your vehicle. There will be staff and student council members in the first few weeks of school to help students with this process.
We ask that you drop-off and pick-up as quickly as possible so we can keep cars moving and avoid congestion. Thank you for your cooperation in ensuring the safety of our students!
Please contact the school (605-286-3291) if you have any questions.

The American Legion Auxiliary will be sponsoring a Flag Retirement Ceremony on August 22nd at the football field before the game. Please feel free to bring any old flags so they can be retired with the proper respect. Come join us in this ceremony as we retire these flags with the dignity they so richly deserve.

Sport Participation Forms for ALL SPORTS, ALL 5-12 PARTICIPANTS, are due AUGUST 1 in the business office. If you have questions, please contact 605-286-3291 x114.

Booster Club orders are due tonight at midnight! https://stores.inksoft.com/avonfall25/shop/home

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I wanted to thank these boys for exemplifying the "Pirate Way" at the State 10U baseball tournament where they won the Sportsmanship award! Special thanks to Dwight, Kenny, and Nathan for their guidance. Hooks up!

Sport Participation Forms for ALL SPORTS, ALL 5-12 PARTICIPANTS, are due AUGUST 1 in the business office. If you have questions, please contact 605-286-3291 x114.

Here is your chance to obtain a little bit of Avon School History! We have around 6 of these beautiful windows available for FREE. Unlimited possibilities of ways to repurpose these 100 year old windows. Contact Mr. Kuhlman 605-857-5016 if interested.

Now is a great time to either renew or start a gym/weight room membership for you or your family. A great way to reduce our screen time and increase our physical activity! Just a reminder, no street shoes on the gym floor. Please wear clean athletic shoes to help maintain the integrity of our floor. Let's keep our Pirates in tip top shape! Stop in the office for your membership forms.

✂️✏️🚌School is just around the corner!! 😳😍 Get your new Avon gear here!🚌✏️✂️ Check out the new designs for the 2025 Fall sports! Deadline to order is Thursday July 31 at midnight! Questions - contact Janelle Sees 605.661.5257, Theresa Heiberger Swier 605.413-5819 or Annie Thury 605.680-4405 Thanks for helping support our Pirates!! https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstores.inksoft.com%2Favonfall25&data=05%7C02%7C%7Cf098b5b7dc324bc3e19108ddc6f885cb%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638885492891796405%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=Pf%2FbVF6gi5TAJbGsoYmmQUdM3UTcQ5KcK3G8bZchSUs%3D&reserved=0

Wishing the best of luck to all our swimmers as they compete at the James River Valley League Championship in Platte! Special thanks to Mrs. Haenfler and all the other coaches and parents for making this opportunity available for our kids! If you are going to be a Pirate you need to know how to swim!

With summer almost half over, our summer crew has been busy making improvements around the building. Final product pictures to come in August!

The SDHSAA Academic Achievement Team Award recognizes varsity athletic and fine arts groups for their academic excellence. Teams must have a 3.0 or higher GPA. The award is given out in the fall and spring semesters. The spring semester recipients are:
*Boys Track and Field
*Girls Track and Field
*Large Group Band
*Large Group Chorus
*Softball
*Student Council
*Vocal Solo/Ensemble Group

Congratulations!!

Reminder that the main gym is closed this week, July 14-18, for maintenance. Thank you!

Each year, Mrs. Knodel reads Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House series to the third graders. This summer she invited 3rd and 4th graders and their families to join her in DeSmet, SD to help bring the series to life. The group of 49 participants were able to tour original buildings in town where the Ingalls family lived. They visited the cemetery where most of the family and other people mentioned in Laura's books are buried. The group ranging in age from 5 months old to grandparents enjoyed many hands on activities at the Ingalls Homestead and were able to explore every type of home the Ingalls family lived in during their time of settling in the west. Along with the daytime activities, 9 families camped out at the Ingalls Homestead, some sleeping in covered wagons.

Avon School District 4-1 Regular Meeting of the Avon Board of Education Monday, July 14, 2025, 6:00 p.m. Budget Hearing, 6:00 p.m. Regular meeting to follow Join Zoom Meeting https://sdk12.zoom.us/j/9883059751?pwd=dlJMZGRsb1NPcVMvd1cwakxUaGdzZz09 Meeting ID: 988 305 9751 Passcode: 3291 Agenda: OLD BUSINESS: Agenda: 1.) Call to order 2.) Pledge of Allegiance 3.) Student/Staff “Shout Outs!” 4.) Approve the agenda. (m) 5.) Disclose any new conflicts of interest of public-school officers per SDCL 3-23-6 and determine if these conflicts of interest are fair, reasonable, and not contrary to the public interest. 6.) Budget Hearing for FY ’26, (25-26) School Year 7.) Adopt the FY ’26 (25-26) Levies. (m) 8.) Principal’s Report. 9.) Superintendent’s Report. 10.) Approve the minutes from the regular meeting on June 12, 2025, and the special meeting on June 30, 2025. (m) 11.) Approve Financial Reports. (m) 12.) Approve July claims/payment of bills. (m) 13.) Authorize the Business Manager to submit the Title Consolidated Application. (m) 14.) Approve Avon School District handbook and policy revisions for the 2025-26 school year. (m) 15.) Approve the Experiential Education Partnership Agreement between The University of South Dakota, School of Education (USD) And Avon School District (Partner Organization) (m) 16.) Complete review of open meeting laws as required by SDCL 1-25-13. 17.) Approve policy on student searches. Policy JFG: Student searches (m) 18.) Discuss and take any necessary action on changes to school board elections as required by SDCL 13-7-10. Date and hours of annual school elections--Procedure for absentee voting, voter registration, and counting ballots. (m) 19.) Declare surplus property to be disposed of in accordance with state law. (m) 20.) Other Business 21.) Committee Reports a.) Budget: Sees, Muller b.) Curriculum Committee: Sees, Thury. c.) Building/Grounds Committee: Tolsma, Ratzlaff. Input from Mr. Voigt d.) Policy: Muller, Sees. e.) Co-op Center Board: Muller 22.) Executive session if needed (m) 23.) Adjourn Meeting of Old Board. (m)

Hope Kemnitz was representing BHSA at Scholastic duals in Florida!! She went 7-6 and sealed the win for Team South Dakota in the Gold Medal match in the Gold Bracket in the developmental division!! We can’t be more proud of you Hope!! That a way to represent!!

Set Sail on a Rewarding Career – Join the Avon School as an Assistant Custodian! 🏴‍☠️ Ahoy, future crew member! Are you ready to be part of a school that values teamwork, pride, and a clean, safe environment for every student and staff member? At Avon School, home of the Pirates, we're searching for a reliable and hard-working Assistant Custodian to join our crew and help keep our ship running smoothly! Why Join the Pirate Crew? Every pirate ship needs a strong deck crew—and here, that’s our amazing custodial team! As an Assistant Custodian, you'll help ensure our halls shine, our classrooms sparkle, and our students and staff feel proud to walk the plank—er, we mean—through the halls each day. What You'll Be Doing: • Clean and maintain classrooms, restrooms, hallways, and common areas • Assist with event setups and minor repairs • Ensure all areas meet health and safety standards • Support your fellow custodians and work as part of a dependable team • Take pride in creating a positive learning environment for our Pirate students What We’re Looking For: • A strong work ethic and attention to detail • A positive, can-do attitude and reliable attendance • Ability to lift/move items and perform physical tasks • A commitment to keeping the Pirate ship clean and shipshape! If you're ready to drop anchor in a meaningful role and help our school shine, we want to hear from you! ⚓ Apply today and help keep Pirate Nation sailing smoothly! If interested stop in at school or email paul.kuhlman@k12.sd.us for an application.